On this day in history: October 8, Devastating earthquake at Pakistan-India border claims lives of tens of thousands
On October 8th, 2025, it’s the 281st day of the year with 84 days remaining. Significant events on this day include a devastating earthquake in 2005 on the Pakistan-India border causing 86,000 deaths, the start of the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 killing over 300 people, and the Mars Pathfinder findings in 1997. In 2002, a labor lockout costing billions ended, and in 2016, Donald Trump vowed to continue his presidential campaign despite controversy. In 2020, a plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer was discovered, and in 2022 a bridge explosion affected Russia’s Ukrainian war efforts. In 2024, AI pioneers Hopfield and Hinton won the Nobel Prize in physics. Notable birthdays include actor Paul Hogan (86), civil rights activist Jesse Jackson (84), and actor Kim Wayans (64).
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